EFFECTIVENESS OF GREENHOUSE SOIL SOLARIZATION WITH DIFFERENT PLASTIC MULCHES IN CONTROLLING CORKY ROOT AND ROOT-KNOT ON TOMATO PLANTS
The effectiveness of soil solarization with different plastic films as a control of corky-root (Pyrenochaeta lycopersici) and root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.) on tomato plants was tested during summer 1999 inside a greenhouse located in South-East Sicily, Italy.
The 35 μm thick EVA film and the 50 μm thick green coextruded EVA-EVA film proved to be more effective than the 45 μm thick black coextruded EVA-PE film in controlling corky root and root-knot symptoms detected on cultivated plants.
These preliminary results encourage the use of the green coextruded film which can also be left as a post plant mulch.
Cascone, G., D'Emilio, A., Polizzi, G. and Grillo, R. (2000). EFFECTIVENESS OF GREENHOUSE SOIL SOLARIZATION WITH DIFFERENT PLASTIC MULCHES IN CONTROLLING CORKY ROOT AND ROOT-KNOT ON TOMATO PLANTS. Acta Hortic. 532, 145-150
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.532.17
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.532.17
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.532.17
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.532.17
coextruded film, Pyrenochaeta lycopersici, Meloidogyne spp.
532_17
145-150
- Working Group Soil Borne Pathogens
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Physiology and Plant-Environment Interactions of Horticultural Crops in Field Systems
- Division Protected Cultivation and Soilless Culture
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits